How to Spray Cake Icing

You can buy colored food spray to decorate your cake icing from a grocery store. Previously, spraying color onto cake icing entailed buying an air brush and compressor. The essential technique to using spraying color onto cake icing is to build your color in several fine layers as opposed to one thick layer of icing. Practice on a scrap piece of paper before applying the colored spray to your cake.

Things You'll Need

  • Food color spray
  • Frosted cake

Instructions

  1. Shake the can of food color spray well before using.

  2. Practice spraying the icing on a piece of heavy paper or cardboard before applying it to your cake. This gives you a feel for how much pressure to apply to the can.

  3. Spray your first coat of food color on the icing and allow it to dry.

  4. Spray on a second, lighter coat of food color spray over the first coat.

  5. Continue to spray the cake with light coats of color until you get the color you want.